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group of leaders in the 1780s who spearheaded the drive to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government

nationalists

conference of state delegates in Annapolis, Maryland that issued a call in September 1786 for a convention to meet at Philadelphia to consider fundamental changes

Annapolis Convention

Act of Congress that implemented the judiciary clause of the Constitution by establishing the Supreme Court and a system of lower federal courts

Judiciary Act of 1789

apart from a few selected industries, this first tariff passed by Congress was intended to raise revenue and not protect American manufacturers from foreign competition

Tariff of 1789

basic law passed by Congress in 1790 which stated that the US would regulate trade and interraction with Native American tribes

Intercourse Act

Treaty of 1795 in which North Americans in the Old Northwest were forced to cede most of the present state of Ohio to the US

Treaty of Greensville

Treaty with Britain negotiated in 1794 in which the US made major concessions to avert a war over the British seizure of American ships

Jay's Treaty

the sharing of powers between the national government and the states

Federalism

party headed by Thomas Jefferson that formed in oppositionto the financial and diplomatic policies of the Federalist Party; favored limiting the powers of the national government and placing the interests of farmers over those of financial and commercial groups

republicans

diplomatic incident in 1798 in which Americans were outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negitiating with American diplomats

XYZ Affair

undeclared naval war of 1797 to 1800 between the US and France

Quasi-war

collective name given to 4 acts passed by Congress in 1798 that entailed freedom of speech and the liberty of foreign residents in the US

Alien and Sedition Acts

favoring the rights of individual states over rights claimed by the national government